1 Corinthians 10
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Rom 1.13; Ex 13.21; 14.22,29. I want you to know, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2#Rom 6.3; Gal 3.27. and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3#Ex 16.4,35. and all ate the same supernatural#10.3 Greek spiritual food 4#Ex 17.6; Num 20.11. and all drank the same supernatural#10.4 Greek spiritual drink. For they drank from the supernatural#10.4 Greek spiritual Rock which followed them, and the Rock was Christ. 5#Num 14.29-30. Nevertheless with most of them God was not pleased; for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
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Num 11.4,34. Now these things are warnings for us, not to desire evil as they did. 7#Ex 32.4,6. Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to dance.” 8#Num 25.1-18. We must not indulge in immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. 9#Num 21.5-6. We must not put the Lord#10.9 Other ancient authorities read Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents; 10#Num 16.41,49. nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. 11Now these things happened to them as a warning, but they were written down for our instruction, upon whom the end of the ages has come. 12Therefore let any one who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 13#1 Cor 1.9. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
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1 Jn 5.21. Therefore, my beloved, shun the worship of idols. 15I speak as to sensible men; judge for yourselves what I say. 16#Mt 26.27-28; Acts 2.42. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation#10.16 Or communion in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation#10.16 Or communion in the body of Christ? 17#Rom 12.5. Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. 18#Lev 7.6. Consider the people of Israel;#10.18 Greek Israel according to the flesh are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar? 19What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? 20#Deut 32.17. No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons. 21#2 Cor 6.16. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. 22#Deut 32.21; Eccles 6.10; Is 45.9. Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
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1 Cor 6.12; Phil 2.21. “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. 24Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. 25Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. 26#Ps 24.1; 50.12. For “the earth is the Lord's, and everything in it.” 27If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience. 28#1 Cor 8.7,10-12. (But if some one says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then out of consideration for the man who informed you, and for conscience' sake— 29I mean his conscience, not yours—do not eat it.) For why should my liberty be determined by another man's scruples? 30If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
31So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 32#1 Cor 8.13. Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, 33#1 Cor 9.22; Rom 15.2; 1 Cor 13.5. just as I try to please all men in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.
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1 Corinthians 10
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Don’t Be Like the Jews
1Brothers, I want you to know what happened to our ancestors who followed Moses. They were all under the cloud, and they all went through the sea. 2They were all baptized as followers of Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3They all ate the same spiritual food. 4And they all drank the same spiritual drink. They drank from that spiritual rock that was with them. That rock was Christ. 5But God was not pleased with most of them. They died in the desert.
6And these things that happened are examples for us. They should stop us from wanting evil things as those people did. 7Do not worship idols, as some of them did. It is written in the Scriptures: “The people sat down to eat and drink. Then they got up and had wild parties.”# Quotation from Exodus 32:6. 8We should not take part in sexual sin, as some of them did. In one day 23,000 of them died because of their sins. 9We should not test the Lord as some of them did. They were killed by snakes. 10And do not complain as some of them did. They were killed by the angel that destroys.
11The things that happened to those people are examples. And they were written down to be warnings for us. For we live in a time when all these things of the past have reached their goal. 12So anyone who thinks he is standing strong should be careful not to fall. 13The only temptations that you have are the temptations that all people have. But you can trust God. He will not let you be tempted more than you can stand. But when you are tempted, God will also give you a way to escape that temptation. Then you will be able to stand it.
14So, my dear friends, stay away from worshiping idols. 15I am speaking to you, as to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16We give thanks for the cup of blessing.# The cup of the fruit of the vine that Christians thank God for and drink at the Lord’s Supper. It is a sharing in the blood of Christ’s death. And the bread that we break is a sharing in the body of Christ. 17There is one loaf of bread. And we are many people. But we all share from that one loaf. So we are really one body.
18Think about the people of Israel: Do not those who eat the sacrifices share in the altar? 19I do not mean that the food sacrificed to an idol is something important. And I do not mean that an idol is anything at all. 20But I say that what is sacrificed to idols is offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to share anything with demons. 21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons, too. You cannot share in the Lord’s table and the table of demons, too. 22Do we want to make the Lord jealous? We are not stronger than he is, are we?
How to Use Christian Freedom
23“We are allowed to do all things.” Yes. But not all things are good for us to do. “We are allowed to do all things.” Yes. But not all things help others grow stronger. 24No one should try to do what will help only himself. He should try to do what is good for others.
25Eat any meat that is sold in the meat market. Do not ask questions about the meat to see if it is something you think is wrong to eat. 26You can eat it, “because the earth and everything on it belong to the Lord.”# Quotation from Psalms 24:1; 50:12; 89:11.
27Someone who is not a believer may invite you to eat with him. If you want to go, eat anything that is put before you. Do not ask questions about it. 28But if anyone says to you, “That food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it. Do not eat it because of that person who told you and because eating it would be something that might be thought wrong. 29I don’t mean that you think it is wrong. But the other person might think it is wrong. My own freedom should not be judged by what someone else thinks. 30I eat the meal with thankfulness. And I do not want to be criticized because of something I thank God for.
31So if you eat, or if you drink, or if you do anything, do everything for the glory of God. 32Never do anything that might make others do wrong—Jews, Greeks, or God’s church. 33I do the same thing. I try to please everybody in every way. I am not trying to do what is good for me. I try to do what is good for the most people. I do this so that they can be saved.
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